Privacy

Privacy Policy & Cookie Policy – Information on the Processing of Personal Data

In accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (“GDPR”) on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data, the Data Controller informs data subjects about the purposes and methods of processing their personal data through this website (hereinafter also referred to as “the website”).

This information does not apply to other websites that the user may visit through links on this website; for such sites, please refer to the specific information provided by the respective websites regarding their purposes and methods of processing personal data.

Data Controller and Contact Details

The Data Controller can be contacted at the following addresses:

AGAPE SRL
Registered office / showroom: Via Po Barna 69, Correggio Micheli 46031 Bagnolo San Vito (MN)
Operational headquarters: Via A. Pitentino 6, 46037 Governolo di Roncoferraro (MN)
E-mail: info@agapedesign.it – Telephone: +39 0376 250311

Processed Data, Methods of Provision, and Purposes of Processing

This website processes only common personal data of data subjects and does not use automated decision-making processes that produce legal effects on individuals. The personal data of users who visit the website, use its functionalities, or submit information requests through the website are processed to provide the requested service or performance. With the exception of technical and navigation data collected and processed automatically for the operation of the website, as well as technical cookies that do not require consent, data subjects are free to provide their data to use the functionalities and services offered by the website. Failure to provide the requested data may make it impossible to obtain the service.

Technical Navigation Data

The IT systems and software procedures that ensure the functioning of the website acquire, during their normal operation, some data whose transmission is implicit in the use of Internet communication protocols. This category includes: IP addresses of users’ devices connected to the website, browser type and version, operating system, domain names and addresses of websites through which access or exit occurred, information on pages visited within the website, access time, internal navigation paths, and other parameters related to the user’s IT environment. These technical data are accessible to the Data Controller only in an aggregated and non-identifiable form and are used for technical management purposes of the provided services and for anonymous statistical analysis of generated traffic and visited pages. They are stored for the time necessary to achieve the specified purposes.

Data Voluntarily Provided by Users

The website publishes the Data Controller’s contact information, which users may freely use: providing such data is optional, and the data supplied by the data subject will be processed for the purposes for which they are communicated. They will be stored, in compliance with the principles of lawfulness, purpose limitation, relevance and minimization, for the time necessary to achieve the purposes indicated by the user.

Data Provided in Contact Forms or Information Requests

The website allows users to voluntarily fill out forms to send information requests or other messages. Only common identification and contact data, along with any optional information related to the request, are collected. These data will be used to respond to the message and provide the requested information. Providing the data is optional; however, if mandatory data are missing or incorrect or incomplete data are provided, it will not be possible to respond to the message. The transmitted data will be stored for the time necessary to achieve the purposes or handle the requests.

Cookies

Cookies are files stored on the user’s device during navigation on the website. They collect information about the user’s navigation on the website and may be retransmitted or reused during subsequent visits.

Cookies have different characteristics and purposes. They may be used either by the website owner (so-called first-party cookies) or by third parties (so-called third-party cookies), as third-party web tools are integrated into our website. Cookies may be stored permanently on the device or have variable durations (so-called persistent cookies), or they may be temporary and deleted upon closing the browser or have a limited duration (so-called session cookies).

Other technologies—such as pixel tags, web bugs, web storage, and similar tools—may perform the same functions as cookies. In this Cookie Policy, the term “cookie” also refers to these similar technologies.

Necessary Cookies

These technical or functional cookies are essential to ensure the proper functioning of the website according to the user’s choices or device characteristics. Disabling them may result in loss of website functionality or inability to display the website correctly. These cookies may be first-party cookies (set directly by our website) or third-party cookies (managed by other websites or domains that interact with ours).

User consent is not required for this type of cookie.

Analytical Cookies

These session or persistent cookies are optional and are used to analyze the website’s traffic, usage patterns, and page visits. Prior user consent is required for these cookies.

This website does not use analytical or tracking cookies.

Profiling and Marketing Cookies

These optional cookies, set directly by our website or by third parties, analyze the user’s browsing behavior and preferences for marketing, tracking, profiling, and advertising personalization.

This website does not use profiling, marketing, or advertising-related cookies.

Cookie Consent – Accepting or Rejecting Cookies

Cookies may be managed through browser settings or through specific software components, for example:

Note: Blocking cookies may compromise the full functionality of the website.

Methods of Processing and Storage

Data is processed using IT/electronic tools by personnel authorized and trained by the Data Controller, for example for website management and maintenance or for responding to information requests. Adequate security measures are in place to prevent data loss, destruction, alteration, or unauthorized access.

The data retention period is determined based on the purposes of processing. Data collected with the specific consent of the data subject will be stored until consent is withdrawn, deletion is requested, or the processing purposes have been fulfilled.

Data Disclosure

Data collected through the website is not disseminated in any way and is not transferred to non-EU third countries. They may be communicated to third parties such as professionals, consultants, companies, hosting providers, and other internet service providers for support services related to administrative activities and website operation. These parties act as data processors within their competence or as independent data controllers. Data subjects may request, within their legal rights, information on the list of processors and independent controllers to whom data may be disclosed.

Exercising Data Subject Rights

Subject to the limitations established by law, the data subject may exercise the rights provided under Articles 15 to 21 of the GDPR at any time: request access to their data, know the origin of the data, the purposes and methods of processing, and the logic applied in case of electronic processing; know the recipients or categories of recipients to whom the data may be disclosed or who may become aware of it as controllers or processors. The data subject has the right to request updates, rectification, or—if of interest—completion of data; erasure, anonymization, or restriction of data processed unlawfully, including data not requiring storage for the purposes for which it was collected or subsequently processed. The data subject has the right to object, in whole or in part, on legitimate grounds to the processing of personal data. Where possible and legally permitted, the data subject may request data portability.

For data processed based on consent, the data subject may withdraw consent at any time; the Data Controller will promptly delete all personal data related to the withdrawn consent. Withdrawal does not affect the lawfulness of processing based on consent prior to the withdrawal.

The data subject also has the right to lodge a complaint with the relevant Data Protection Authority (“Garante Privacy”) under the procedures and terms provided. Please visit the website www.gpdp.it for more details.

Changes to this Policy

New regulatory requirements, as well as ongoing review and updates of the website, may result in changes to the methods of processing personal data via the website. Consequently, it may be necessary to update this policy. Website visitors are invited to consult this page periodically to stay informed.